Similar Routes

How to reach Ooty from Kolkata

Kolkata enchants thousands with its colonial-era architecture, new-town suburbs, chaotic back alleys, AC shopping malls, mishti doi and roshogolla. The 'Queen of Hill Stations', Ooty mesmerises its visitors with tall pine trees, greener pastures and English country lanes. The easiest and fastest route to reach Ooty from Kolkata is by availing flights from Kolkata to Coimbatore (approximately 1,767km) with an onward journey on road to Ooty. Since Ooty does not have its own airport, there are no flights from Kolkata to Ooty. However, Coimbatore serves as its nearest point of aerial contact. There are multiple flight routes to Coimbatore from Kolkata via Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar and Ranchi respectively with travel time varying in all cases. The cheapest way to reach Ooty from Kolkata is by availing train from Howrah to Coimbatore, either via Chennai Central or Vijaywada Junction and then taking a bus or cab from Coimbatore to Ooty. Before leaving Coimbatore, try to visit some of its well-known attractions namely Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Dhyanalinga Temple, Pollachi Ayyapan Temple, Marudamalai Temple and Velliangiri Mountains. Once in Ooty, do include Ooty Lake, Doddapetta Peak, Dolphin's Nose, Wax World, Kalhatti Falls, Rose Gardens and Avalanche Valley, in your itinerary.

One of the most beautiful hill temples of Coimbatore, the Marudamalai temple is dedicated to Hindu god Murugan. Similar to most Murugan temples, this temple is also situated upon a hillock, which is ...

Situated at a distance of approximately 3km from the city of Ooty in the Nilgiris district is the artificial Ooty Lake which spreads over an area of 65 acres. It was constructed in the year 1824 by ...